Buckle



J. NASH.

(No Model.)

BUGKLE.

No. 397,562. Patented Feb. 12, 1889.

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away the cross-bar 3 at the ends of the slot.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

JOHN NASE, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,562, dated February12, 1889.

$erial No. 287,447. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN NASE, of Syracuse, county of Onondaga, in theState of New York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a front elevation of the buckle open. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the buckle closed. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of buckleopen. Fig. t is a front elevation of buckle closed. Fig. 5 is an edgeelevation of the buckle closed. Fig. 6 is an edge elevation of buckleopen. Fig. '7 is an edge elevation of lower plate of the buckle. Fig. 8is a front elevation or top plan of the lower plate. Fig. 9 is a topplan of the upper plate. Fig. 10 is an edge elevation of thefinger-lever. Fig. 11 is a rear elevation of finger-lever detached. Fig.12 is a top plan view of a modification of the upper plate.

My invention relates to that class of buckles commonly known asshoe-clasp.", but which are also adapted for use upon gloves and otherarticles. i

The object of my invention is to produce a buckle of improvedconstruction, improved operation, and of increased utility, and whichwill always stay locked, never junipin or flying open under anycircumstances.

My invention consists in the several novel features of construction andoperation hereinafter described, and which are specifically set forth inthe claims hereunto annexed.

It is coi'lstructed as follows:

A B are the two plates, of sheet metal, which when secured together ormade by bending one over onto the other, constitute the body ofthebuckle. The plate A is provided with the slot 1. across the rear end,and in the frontend with a slot, 2, or, instead of this slot, with arecess such. as would be created by cutting The plate l; is formed witha rearward slot, :l, which coincides with the slot 1 when the two platesare secured together, and the fasteningstrap passes through these slots,connecting the buckle to the shoe.

end of this plate is first rabbeted at the; corners, as at 5, and theprojecting tongue is l The front first bent inwardly, as at 6, thenforward, as at 7, and then outward, creating the outwardly-projectingflange 8, and the three bends together create a sort of box, and theflange 8 coincides and fits into the slotway 2 when the plates A B aresecured together, and the plate A constitutes and forms the fourth sideof the box, which box is substantially rectangular in shape.

O is the finger or locking lever, of substantially the form shown,having upon one end a turn-back, 9, which turn-back is provided with aslotway, 10, of sufficient length and width to freely receive theflangeS upon the plate B, and when this flange is inserted into thisslotway 10, and while the plates A B are still together, the cross-bar11 upon one side of the slotway 10' lies and fits in the box beforementioned, and is securely held therein against any accidentaldisplacement. hen the parts are thus secured together, as shown in Fig.5, the buckle is closed or locked. Then when the finger-lever is thrownover the rotation of the cross-bar 11, which is somewhat wider than thethickness, wedges or springs the free ends of the plates A and B apartfrom each other, and this constitutes the spring action of the buckle,and the spring of the plates apart from each other not sufiicient tothrow the flange 8 entirely free from the slotway 10, or, at least, ifthey are thrown apart, not far enough to permit the bar ll to slip out.

It will be observed that by this construc tion of the joint between thefinger-lever and the body of the buckle, or, so to speak, thelinger-lever hinge, I dispense entirely with all pintles in the form ofstuds projecting from the edges of the ii nger-lever, and also dispensewith all ears or journals formed in either the upper or lower plate toreceive the pintles on the edges of the finger-lever.

It will further be observed that the box which receives the cross-bar1]. created by the meeting of the two plates and gives a long bearingfor the crossbar, and that the box is of such size that it will receivethe cross-bar, and yet permit the front ends of the plates to lieagainst each other when the buckle is closed, as shown in Fig. 5.

It will be observed that when the cross-bar 3 is cut out in front of theslotway 2 the fiangeSiwill rise into a recess thus created when theparts are assembled, just the same as where the slotway 2 is formed inthe upper plate.

I am aware that a curved finger-lever has been heretofore used. inbuckles, and I do not claim the same.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A buckle consisting of the plate A, provided with slotway in itsfront end, a plate, B, provided with a flange, 8, on its front end, anda finger-lever provided with a cross-bar, 11, fitting between the platesand behind the flange S, substantially as described.

2. A buckle consisting of the plate A, constructed with a plane innerface, a plate, .15, secured beneath. the plate A and provided with atransverse recess in its outer end, and a finger-lever provided with across-bar, 11, fitting within the recess, substantially as described.

3. In a buckle, a lower plate bent at its outer end to form a transverserectangular recess, a plate, A, secured upon the plate B, and having aplane inner face and closing the recess, and a lever slotted across itsinner end to form a cross-bar, and the cross-bar mounted in said recess,in combination, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day ofSeptember, 1888.

JOHN NASE.

In presence of- II. P. DENISON, G. W. SMITH.

